tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848367684440495893.post3436621049128236401..comments2022-04-08T19:05:58.417-07:00Comments on Dreams By The Acre: (Oct 27) Bathroom ProgressJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995089225423665592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848367684440495893.post-90617478156826211422014-10-30T06:44:33.262-07:002014-10-30T06:44:33.262-07:00My email is jmerrett@me.com. Send the pics there. ...My email is jmerrett@me.com. Send the pics there. The lakes in Maine are beautiful, so clear and peaceful. We took a sabbatical one year and stayed at a little house on a lake outside of Hallowell for 3 months. I was fascinated then with tiny houses. A gentleman next door had torn down a one room (about 15'x20') on some property he had just bought from a woman that had raised 5 kids there by herself. Wood floor on top of the dirt and one big stove in the middle of the room. They all slept in bunk beds along the walls. How they got through the winters there I'll never know, especially with the mosquitoes and biting flies. They're worse than we have here in Texas! All in all though, I have great memories of Maine. Climbing Mount Katahdin, white water rafting the Penobscot, birthday parties for the governor's wife, gleaning potato fields after the harvest, motorcycle tours of Hwy 1 and the thrill of going to the lobster pounds daily! :) I understand what you mean about the property taxes going through the roof. We sold a property north of Dallas back in the early 70s for about $40K. Now, they are asking $1.4 Million for the empty lot after they tore down my childhood house. We couldn't have afforded to stay there after the boom. Sad, I know too many families that have been forced out of their old neighborhoods as property values soared. The good news was that they usually profited from those increases, but many would have liked to have remained there still the same. Have a great fall and let me know how your dad is getting along! <br />JayJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995089225423665592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848367684440495893.post-67387591052016165892014-10-29T20:01:12.905-07:002014-10-29T20:01:12.905-07:00We live in Stetson, about 20 miles SW of Bangor In...We live in Stetson, about 20 miles SW of Bangor International Airport, 60 miles N of Augusta. How do I get a photo of the cottage to you? I had a similar opportunity to purchase 100 acres with 10,000 feet of frontage on Pleasant Lake in Stetson many years back. Asking price was $20,000. Taxes today would be exorbitant. It may be 90 degrees in Point, but it is 50 here and the woodstove is burning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848367684440495893.post-34420415119565565972014-10-27T18:59:10.079-07:002014-10-27T18:59:10.079-07:00What part of Maine did he move to? My family and I...What part of Maine did he move to? My family and I went to Maine for years on vacation. My girls' cousin is the campaign manager for Angus King. It was really good getting to know him. I know he's going to do great things in the Senate. I nearly bought some land in Sulivan, along the coast by Bar Harbor. They had 700+ acres for $100/acrea. It was stunningly beautiful. Too big a jump for a Texas boy! Besides, when we go to Maine, we really want to stay with family and they were all in the Augusta area. Do you have any pics of the his cottage? Huge challenge to insulate it up there! Thank goodness for wood stoves! Thanks for reading. Any thoughts as we go along would be great!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995089225423665592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848367684440495893.post-90630558899069438182014-10-27T17:30:49.204-07:002014-10-27T17:30:49.204-07:00Jay, Been reading your blog for the past few days...Jay, Been reading your blog for the past few days since it appeared on Tiny House. Moved my father-in-law from Gun Barrel City south of you to Maine and built him a portable cottage. Glad you are having fun.<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com